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Southwest Michigan Lakes & Shore, Michigan Top 5 Home Sales: Lake Homes in New Buffalo, Union, Union Pier and South Haven Lead the Week

A stone farmhouse near Lake Michigan, a contemporary home with its own beach and pier, and a newly built ranch in a gated community were among the week's top sales.

Southwest Michigan Lakes & Shore, Michigan Top 5 Home Sales: Lake Homes in New Buffalo, Union, Union Pier and South Haven Lead the Week

These are the highest-priced home sales reported in Southwest Michigan Lakes & Shore, Michigan for the week ending November 1, 2026, and together the five sold for $10.675 million. The sales stretched across Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties, and every one was a single-family home built in 2009 or later. Two were in Union, where they sold for a combined $3.4 million, and Lake Life Realty had the listings for both of them.

No. 1 — $2,850,000 · 10894 Basswood Dr, New Buffalo, Michigan

Top home sale No. 1 in Southwest Michigan Lakes & Shore, Michigan β€” 10894 Basswood Dr, New Buffalo, Michigan, week ending November 1, 2026

The week’s top sale was a farmhouse-style home with a stone exterior on a cul-de-sac at 10894 Basswood Drive in New Buffalo. It sold for $2,850,000, its full asking price. The home is in Sturgeon Beach, set between Lake Michigan and the Galien River, with association beach access a few blocks away.

The property last sold for $160,000 in 2020, before the current home was built; the farmhouse was completed in 2023. On two stories over a full basement with walkout access, it has four bedrooms, three of them on the main level, and 5,014 square feet, the most living space among the five. Every bedroom has its own bath, for four full baths and a half bath in all, and there are primary suites on both the main level and the walkout level.

The kitchen centers on a generous island and has quartz countertops and Bertazzoni appliances, with the dining and living areas opening off it. The family room has a wood-burning fireplace. Downstairs is a large recreation room with a wet bar, and outdoors there are a screened porch and decks at the rear. The home also has an attached two-car garage.

Elizabeth Roch of @properties Christie’s International R.E. was the listing agent for the week’s highest-priced sale, and Craig Knox Palmer, also of @properties Christie’s International R.E., represented the buyer.

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No. 2 — $2,500,000 · 70000 Treasure Island Rd, Union, Michigan

Top home sale No. 2 in Southwest Michigan Lakes & Shore, Michigan β€” 70000 Treasure Island Rd, Union, Michigan, week ending November 1, 2026

Life on the water shapes the contemporary home at 70000 Treasure Island Road in Union, which sold for $2,500,000. Its terraced lot covers 1.39 acres, the largest of the five, and has a beach, a stone seawall, a pier with a power lift for a pontoon boat and a patio with a firepit. The home has columned porches and panoramic views of the lake, and an irrigation system draws water from the lake itself.

Built in 2021, the home has five bedrooms, six bathrooms (five full and one half) and 4,500 square feet on two floors. On the main level, the kitchen has a 12-foot island with seats for eight, a Wolf range and an undercounter wine cooler. The living area has a four-foot fireplace and opens to a covered porch, and a sunroom has a wood-burning stove. Upstairs are two primary bedrooms and a game room with a kitchenette and a shuffleboard table. There is laundry on each floor.

Zoned radiant heat runs through the slab, and the home also has a whole-house generator and a Sonos sound system. The attached garage has room for four cars, the most of any home in this group.

Paul DeLano of Lake Life Realty was the listing agent, and Matt DeLano, also of Lake Life Realty, represented the buyer. Paul DeLano also listed the week’s No. 5 sale, another Union home, giving Lake Life Realty two of the five listings in this Top 5.

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No. 3 — $2,480,000 · 16220 Stones Throw Ln, Union Pier, Michigan

Top home sale No. 3 in Southwest Michigan Lakes & Shore, Michigan β€” 16220 Stones Throw Ln, Union Pier, Michigan, week ending November 1, 2026

Outdoor living at 16220 Stones Throw Lane in Union Pier revolves around a private in-ground pool, a large hot tub, a fire pit and a partially covered deck. The community has its own association pool as well, and Townline Beach on Lake Michigan is a short walk or golf cart ride away.

The home sold for $2,480,000. The property last sold for $32,500 in 2018, before the current home was built in 2019. Set on a wooded 0.38-acre lot, the two-story home has four bedrooms, three of them on the main level, four bathrooms and 3,500 square feet. The great room is its main gathering space, with cathedral ceilings and a gas fireplace, and the floors are wood and ceramic tile.

John B Larkin and Katie Kupsik-Garrison, both of Keller Williams Realty SWM, were the listing agents, and Janice A Smith of @properties Christie’s International R.E. represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $1,945,000 · 76757 Wood Crest Ct, South Haven, Michigan

Top home sale No. 4 in Southwest Michigan Lakes & Shore, Michigan β€” 76757 Wood Crest Ct, South Haven, Michigan, week ending November 1, 2026

The newest home of the five is new construction built in 2026 at 76757 Wood Crest Court in South Haven, and it sold for $1,945,000. It is in Wood Crest, a private, gated neighborhood that does not allow short-term rentals and has access to several nearby Lake Michigan beach points.

A one-story ranch with stone and fiber-cement siding on a wooded 0.80-acre lot, the home has five bedrooms, two of them on the main level, three bathrooms (two full and one half) and 3,494 square feet, along with a daylight basement and an attached three-car garage. It was designed around an open layout, with large living and dining areas and a big kitchen, and a four-season room looks out on woods in every direction. The living room has a fireplace.

Brian Jay Bosgraaf of Cottage Home Realty was the listing agent, and LeAnn Johnson, also of Cottage Home Realty, represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $900,000 · 70944 Baldwin Landing Dr, Union, Michigan

Top home sale No. 5 in Southwest Michigan Lakes & Shore, Michigan β€” 70944 Baldwin Landing Dr, Union, Michigan, week ending November 1, 2026

The second Union sale of the week was 70944 Baldwin Landing Drive, a contemporary home in the Baldwin Landing community on Baldwin Lake that sold for $900,000. A stream runs along one side of the lot, which is on the community’s waterfront. That shoreline has a large sandy beach, a pavilion, a fire pit and a beach volleyball court, and the property comes with two deeded boat slips and a beach locker.

Built in 2009, the two-story home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms (three full and one half) and 3,022 square feet. The primary bedroom is on the main level, and its bath has a heated tile floor and a glass block shower. The living area there has a stone fireplace and opens to a three-season room and a patio with a pergola, while the kitchen has stainless appliances and a breakfast bar. The upper floor has four more bedrooms, two baths and a second living room that opens to a deck. A Control4 home automation system, a Sonos speaker system and a heated two-car attached garage round out the home.

Paul DeLano of Lake Life Realty was the listing agent, as on the No. 2 sale, and Susie Tucker of Susie Tucker Realty represented the buyer.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.

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